diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
index 8ee0c681f..b310eaf4a 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
@@ -176,6 +176,6 @@ extern _X_EXPORT void xf86VIDrvMsgVerb(InputInfoPtr dev,
 				       va_list args);
 
 /* xf86Option.c */
-extern void xf86CollectInputOptions(InputInfoPtr pInfo, const char **defaultOpts);
+extern _X_EXPORT void xf86CollectInputOptions(InputInfoPtr pInfo, const char **defaultOpts);
 
 #endif /* _xf86Xinput_h */